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Merge branch 'hv/doc-commit-reference-style' into maint

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A small doc update.

* hv/doc-commit-reference-style:
  SubmittingPatches: use gitk's "Copy commit summary" format
  SubmittingPatches: document how to reference previous commits
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@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ its behaviour. Try to make sure your explanation can be understood
without external resources. Instead of giving a URL to a mailing list without external resources. Instead of giving a URL to a mailing list
archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion. archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion.
If you want to reference a previous commit in the history of a stable
branch, use the format "abbreviated sha1 (subject, date)",
with the subject enclosed in a pair of double-quotes, like this:
Commit f86a374 ("pack-bitmap.c: fix a memleak", 2015-03-30)
noticed that ...
The "Copy commit summary" command of gitk can be used to obtain this
format.
(3) Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits. (3) Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits.